Posts Tagged ‘private equity industry’

How do you properly celebrate 40 years? When you’re a family firm that likes laugh, you dig into the photo archives! The whole team helped drag boxes out of storage, watch the footage on unlabeled VHS tapes, and scan their phones and homes to come up with these priceless gems. It’s been a labor of…

Providing internships to students interested in the private equity industry is an important part of the Watermill culture. Recently our intern Paul had the opportunity to sit down with Dale Okonow for an interview. How did you get into private equity? I went to law school and business school with the idea to practice law for…

I am an intern at the Watermill Group. I graduated from Cornell in May and in June was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals. I was assigned to the Cardinal’s Class A short-season affiliate team where I spent the rest of my summer playing baseball. Currently in my off season, I am working at Watermill…

Lexington, MA — January 9, 2018 — The Watermill Group, a strategy-driven private investment firm, today announced the addition of Tracy Streckenbach, a leader in performance improvement, to its team as a Partner. Drawing on more than 25 years of experience as a CEO, board member and consultant, Ms. Streckenbach will work closely with Watermill…

The M&A Advisor, renowned globally for its recognition of leading M&A, financing and turnaround professionals, created the Emerging Leader Awards to promote mentorship and professional development amongst the emerging business leaders. Watermill Group is pleased to share that Julia Karol and Sarah Bowen were both chosen for their accomplishments and expertise from a pool of…

Congrats! You’ve landed the internship and your frantic search for something to do this summer is a thing of the past. Now, it’s time to focus on how to make the most of your 10-week taste of the working world. To help you do that, I’ve written a list of tips I’ve come up with…

We’re delighted to share that Steven Karol, Managing Partner & Founder of Watermill Group, has been featured in the May 2017 Mergers & Acquisitions cover story on precision manufacturing. As Steven says in the piece, “We are bullish on manufacturing in North America. Advanced manufacturing is creating a lot of new opportunities in many different sectors for many…

We hoped this day would come. The day when the broader market would wake to see the benefits and proven success of a deal-by-deal approach to private equity. At Watermill, our heritage as a nearly 40 year investor in private companies always pointed us toward a focus on improving company performance, as opposed to financial…

Lexington, MA – August 9, 2016 – The Watermill Group, a strategy-driven private investment firm, set the stage for the next phase of the company’s growth by promoting three team members to executive leadership roles. Effective immediately, Watermill Principal Julia Karol has been appointed Watermill President and COO and Principal Michael Fuller is now CFO….

Providing internships to students interested in the private equity industry is an important part of the Watermill culture. Recently a few of our interns had the opportunity to sit down with Bob for an interview. Enjoy! How does your prior experience running Watermill Group portfolio companies help you in your role as a partner? Working…